English Dictionary
◊ DOWDY
dowdy
adj 1: lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a
clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
2: primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's
gambling game" [syn: {frumpy}, {frumpish}]
n : deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust [syn: {pandowdy}]